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1 pillar a Alguien in fraganti
familiar to catch somebody red-handed* * *(v.) = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the actEx. It's the first time that Geller, who has always stated that he has never used any trickery, is so clearly caught red-handed on tape.Ex. Two criminals are off the street and behind bars thanks to an alert officer who caught them in the act.* * *(v.) = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the actEx: It's the first time that Geller, who has always stated that he has never used any trickery, is so clearly caught red-handed on tape.
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2 pillar un enfriamiento
to catch a cold, catch a chill* * *(v.) = catch + a chillEx. Researchers into the common cold say ' catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay.* * *(v.) = catch + a chillEx: Researchers into the common cold say ' catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay.
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3 pillar a alguien en bragas
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4 pillar a alguien en falta
to catch somebody out -
5 pillar frío
to catch a cold -
6 pillar
v.1 to catch.pillar una pulmonía/un taxi (informal) to catch pneumonia/a taxi2 to knock down.3 to get (informal) (chiste, explicación).no lo pillo I don't get it4 to catch red-handed, to catch, to catch out, to catch unawares.Elsa sorprendió al ladrón Elsa caught out the thief.5 to pillage, to ransack, to loot, to plunder.Los vikingos piratean las villas The Vikings pirate the villages.* * *1 (coger) to catch3 familiar (atropellar) to run over4 familiar (entender) to catch, get, grasp1 familiar (encontrarse) to be* * *verb1) to catch2) get* * *1. VT1) (=atrapar) to catchlo pilló la policía — the police caught o nabbed * him
¡como te pille...! — if I get hold of you...!
2) * (=tomar, coger) to catch, getpillar el autobús — to catch o get the bus
3) (=sorprender) to catch¡te he pillado! — caught o got you!
4) (=alcanzar) to catch up with5) (=atropellar) to hit, run over6) [+ resfriado, pulmonía] to catch, get7) * [+ puesto] to get, land8) [+ broma, significado] to get, catch on to2.VI Esp*me pilla muy cerca — it's handy o near for me
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (fam)a) ( atrapar) to catchme pilló la policía — the police caught o (colloq) nabbed me
le pilló un dedo — it caught o trapped her finger
b) ( por sorpresa) to catchc) <catarro/resfriado> to catch2) (Esp fam)a) coche to hitb) lugar3) (fam)a) <sentido/significado> to get (colloq)b) < ganga> to pick up (colloq)2.pillarse v pron (fam) <dedos/manga> to catch* * *= get + caught.Ex. The librarian should distinguish big from little problems to avoid getting caught in a situation that is rapid-fire and not effective.----* no pillar Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.* pillar a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed.* pillar a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* pillar a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.* pillar a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* pillar con chinchetas = thumbtack.* pillar contra = pin + Nombre + against.* pillar desprevenido = take + Nombre + unawares.* pillar por sorpresa = take + Nombre + unawares.* pillar un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (fam)a) ( atrapar) to catchme pilló la policía — the police caught o (colloq) nabbed me
le pilló un dedo — it caught o trapped her finger
b) ( por sorpresa) to catchc) <catarro/resfriado> to catch2) (Esp fam)a) coche to hitb) lugar3) (fam)a) <sentido/significado> to get (colloq)b) < ganga> to pick up (colloq)2.pillarse v pron (fam) <dedos/manga> to catch* * *= get + caught.Ex: The librarian should distinguish big from little problems to avoid getting caught in a situation that is rapid-fire and not effective.
* no pillar Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.* pillar a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed.* pillar a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* pillar a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.* pillar a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* pillar con chinchetas = thumbtack.* pillar contra = pin + Nombre + against.* pillar desprevenido = take + Nombre + unawares.* pillar por sorpresa = take + Nombre + unawares.* pillar un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* * *pillar [A1 ]vtAcorre, corre que te pillo go on! run, or I'll catch o I'll get youme pilló la policía the police caught o ( colloq) nabbed meme has pillado de casualidad, estaba a punto de salir you were lucky to catch me, I was just going outle pilló un dedo it caught o trapped her finger, she got her finger caught o trapped in it2 ( fam) (por sorpresa) to catch¡ajá, te pillé! aha, caught o got you!no me pilla de nuevas it doesn't surprise menos pilló la lluvia sin paraguas we got caught in the rain without an umbrella3 ( fam); ‹catarro/resfriado› to catchpillamos una curda we got plastered o hammered ( colloq)1 «coche» (atropellar) to hitcasi lo pilla un coche he nearly got run over, he nearly got hit by a car2(quedar): me pilla de camino it's on my wayme pilla bastante lejos it's a bit far for meC■ pillarseA ( fam); ‹dedos/manga› to catchse pilló los dedos con la ventana he caught o trapped his fingers in the window* * *
pillar ( conjugate pillar) verbo transitivo
1 (fam)
◊ le pilló un dedo it caught o trapped her finger;
¡te pillé! caught o got you!
2 (Esp fam) [ coche] to hit
pillarse verbo pronominal (fam) ‹dedos/manga› to catch
pillar verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa, enfermedad) to catch
2 (atropellar) to run over
3 (sorprender) to catch
4 (un chiste, una idea) to get
5 (robar) to steal ➣ Ver nota en catch
♦ Locuciones: me pilla de camino, it's on my way
' pillar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrar
- braga
- camino
- mano
- marrón
- mona
- pilar
- toro
- alcanzar
- cachar
- columna
- desprevenido
- pescar
- pilón
English:
catch
- find out
- get
- have
- nail
- pants
- pillage
- pillar
- pillar box
- red-handed
- surprise
- duck
- hop
- plinth
* * *♦ vt1. [tomar, atrapar] to catch;pillar un taxi to catch a taxi;me pillas de casualidad you were lucky to catch me;¿a que no me pillas? bet you can't catch me;un árbol cayó y le pilló la pierna a tree fell and trapped his leg;aquí te pillo y aquí te mato I'm not letting a chance like that go to waste2. [sorprender] to catch;lo pillé leyendo mi diario I caught him reading my diary;el terremoto me pilló fuera del país the earthquake struck while I was out of the country3. [atropellar] to knock down;lo pilló un autobús he got knocked down by a buspillamos una borrachera tremenda we got really drunkno lo pillo I don't get it♦ viEsp [hallarse, coger]me pilla lejos it's out of the way for me;me pilla de camino it's on my way* * *v/t1 ( tomar) seize2 ( atrapar) catch3 ( atropellar) hit4 chiste get4:me pilla muy cerca it’s very handy for me;me pilla de camino it’s on my way;pillar a alguien de sorpresa catch s.o. by surprise* * *pillar vt¡cuidado! ¡nos pillarán!: watch out! they'll catch us!¿no lo pillas?: don't you get it?* * *pillar vb3. (encontrarse) to be -
7 pillar
عَمُود \ beam: a thick piece of wood, esp. as supporting a roof. column: pillar (usu. of stone); one of the strips of printed material on a page, esp. in a newspaper: She writes the column on business news. pillar: a strong post of wood, iron or stone (as support for a roof, or as an ornament). pole: a long stick or metal bar: The soldier carried a flag on a wooden pole, a very large metal or wooden post, that holds up telephone wires, etc.. post: a bar of wood or metal, fixed in an upright position (to hold a fence in place, to mark a spot, to hold sth. up where it can be seen, etc.): a gatepost; the winning post at a race; a signpost. shaft: a bar or pole (of wood or metal) that forms part of a machine or vehicle or weapon: the shafts of a cart (by which it is drawn). staff: a pole: a flagstaff. -
8 pillar failure
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > pillar failure
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9 pillar-box, postbox, mail box
صُنْدُوق البَريد القائم \ pillar-box, postbox, mail box: a public letter box standing in the street. -
10 Pillar of Autumn
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11 pillar
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12 pillar a Alguien con las manos en la masa
(v.) = catch + Nombre + red-handedEx. It's the first time that Geller, who has always stated that he has never used any trickery, is so clearly caught red-handed on tape.* * *(v.) = catch + Nombre + red-handedEx: It's the first time that Geller, who has always stated that he has never used any trickery, is so clearly caught red-handed on tape.
Spanish-English dictionary > pillar a Alguien con las manos en la masa
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13 pillar a Alguien desprevenido
(v.) = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footedEx. As the 'information economy' has grown in recent years, some feel we have been caught off-guard in an information policy vacuum.Ex. Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping.Ex. Alexander caught them flat-footed in the the hills with his reinforcements catching them in the flank.* * *(v.) = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footedEx: As the 'information economy' has grown in recent years, some feel we have been caught off-guard in an information policy vacuum.
Ex: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping.Ex: Alexander caught them flat-footed in the the hills with his reinforcements catching them in the flank. -
14 pillar a Alguien por sorpresa
(v.) = catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + flat-footedEx. Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping.Ex. As the 'information economy' has grown in recent years, some feel we have been caught off-guard in an information policy vacuum.Ex. Alexander caught them flat-footed in the the hills with his reinforcements catching them in the flank.* * *(v.) = catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + flat-footedEx: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping.
Ex: As the 'information economy' has grown in recent years, some feel we have been caught off-guard in an information policy vacuum.Ex: Alexander caught them flat-footed in the the hills with his reinforcements catching them in the flank. -
15 pillar con chinchetas
(v.) = thumbtackEx. He thumbtacked the drawing and the clipping on the bulletin board and they looked impressive.* * *(v.) = thumbtackEx: He thumbtacked the drawing and the clipping on the bulletin board and they looked impressive.
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16 pillar contra
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17 pillar desprevenido
(v.) = take + Nombre + unawaresEx. You can fend off a danger which you can see, but you are more liable to be taken unawares and be bitten by a snake in the grass.* * *(v.) = take + Nombre + unawaresEx: You can fend off a danger which you can see, but you are more liable to be taken unawares and be bitten by a snake in the grass.
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18 pillar por sorpresa
(v.) = take + Nombre + unawaresEx. You can fend off a danger which you can see, but you are more liable to be taken unawares and be bitten by a snake in the grass.* * *(v.) = take + Nombre + unawaresEx: You can fend off a danger which you can see, but you are more liable to be taken unawares and be bitten by a snake in the grass.
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19 pillar un resfriado de muerte
(v.) = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold)Ex. Her mother had to drag her back into the house, afraid she would catch her death of cold.* * *(v.) = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold)Ex: Her mother had to drag her back into the house, afraid she would catch her death of cold.
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20 pillar a algn en bolas**
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